Brandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park
Farm, field and forest near the park headquarters.
Map showing the location of Brandywine Creek State Park
Map showing the location of Brandywine Creek State Park
Location of Brandywine Creek State Park in Delaware
LocationNew Castle, Delaware, United States
Coordinates39°48′25″N 75°34′28″W / 39.80694°N 75.57444°W / 39.80694; -75.57444
Area933 acres (378 ha)
Elevation246 ft (75 m)
Established1965
Named forBrandywine Creek
Governing bodyDelaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
WebsiteBrandywine Creek State Park

Brandywine Creek State Park is a state park, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Wilmington, Delaware along the Brandywine Creek. Open year-round, it is 933 acres (378 ha) in area and much of the park was part of a Du Pont family estate and dairy farm before becoming a state park in 1965. It contains the first two nature preserves in Delaware. These nature preserves are Tulip Tree Woods and Freshwater Marsh. Flint Woods is a satellite area of the park and has become the park's third nature preserve. Flint Woods is home to species of rare song birds and an old-growth forest. The park's forests are part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.[1]

Fourteen miles of trails run through the park, the longest being the Rocky Run Trail and the Greenway Trail. Brandywine Creek has a large population of bass, and Wilson's Run is known for its trout. Nearby parks include White Clay Creek State Park, Wilmington State Parks, and Bellevue State Park.

  1. ^ Olson, D. M.; E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.